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UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is undoubtably a veteran of the sport of mixed martial arts<\/a>. With a professional record of 28 wins and 4 losses that recently saw him capture the UFC lightweight championship earlier this year by knocking out Rafael dos Anjos in the first round of their scrap back in July, the lightweight champ is now set to headline arguably the biggest event in the history of MMA, UFC 205 on November 12th. <\/p>\n

Alvarez’s UFC 205 fight with featherweight champion Conor McGregor has already broken several Madison Square Garden records<\/a> according to UFC President Dana White, despite the fact that the fight is still over a week away. <\/p>\n

\"Dana<\/a><\/p>\n

With time winding down before Alvarez and McGregor step into the Octagon, Alvarez is focused on his legacy, and desire to go down as the greatest lightweight in the history of the UFC. MMAJunkie<\/a> has the quotes:<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to go down as the best lightweight in UFC history \u2013 that\u2019s what I\u2019ll go down as,\u201d Alvarez said. \u201cI\u2019ll start with him, but then I\u2019ll make UFC great again and continue to fight the No. 1 guys who belong here.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sincerely feel, and felt, I deserve a break. This will be my break, and then we\u2019ll get back to some real (expletive), fighting the real No. 1 contenders who fight the best guys and earn their way to the title \u2013 not the guys who have a funny accent and sell tickets.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alvarez then shifted his focus on his UFC run so-far, which saw him drop a unanimous decision to Donald Cerrone before picking up back to back split decision wins to earn him a crack at the lightweight championship:<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u201cI went in the UFC, and they put me against every single killer in the division one by one by one by one,\u201d Alvarez said. \u201cI didn\u2019t know why. I thought it was because I was coming in a foreign champion from a foreign promotion, but I felt like they put me against murderers\u2019 row, and I survived. I won the world title.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t kidding to the media that I thought this style matchup was a good style matchup for me. I thought it was easier than what they were feeding me, and I thought financially it would be the best decision. I was killing two birds with one stone. I was getting the easier fight. On top of that, it happened to financially be the best decision. I was killing two birds with one stone. I was getting an easier fight schedule as well as making more money.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez is undoubtably a veteran of the sport of mixed martial arts. 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